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Author: Joseph Rubin, CPA www.exceltip.com
Adding Comments to a Formula
Use this trick to add a comment to a formula: at the end of the formula,
add a + (plus) sign, the N function and an open parentheses; type your
comment in quotation marks and close the parentheses. You can view
the comment in the formula bar when you select the cell.
Example:
=A1+A2*4.71+N(“Total Sales for January and February * Rate of Exchange”)
Saving Information in Comments
Excel lets you add comments to cells. A Comment is a box in which you
can enter free text. Each comment is limited in length to approximately
32,000 characters.
Adding Comments
1. Select a cell.
2. Press Shift+F2 or right-click, and from the shortcut menu, select
Insert Comment.
3. In the Comment box, type the text you want.
By default, Excel does not display comments. The comment is
displayed when you have the mouse pointer over the small red triangle
in the upper right corner of any cell with a comment. (Note: to view all
comments in a sheet, click View, Comments).
Changing the Name of the Comment Author
By default, each comment includes the author’s name. To change or
cancel the name of the comment author, perform the following steps:
From the Tools menu, select Options, General, and User name.
Change or delete the user name as desired. The change will only apply
to new comments that you insert.